[tbb-bugs] #26218 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Enable TLS session tickets on a per-circuit basis

Mon May 28 02:59:52 UTC 2018

#26218: Enable TLS session tickets on a per-circuit basis
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks               |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 TLS session tickets were disabled in #4099 to reduce the risk of tracking.
 Since then, circuit isolation has progressed significantly. I propose re-
 enabling TLS session tickets, but only for individual circuits. This will
 provide the connection handshake speedups while avoiding the risk of
 fingerprinting.

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